![]() ![]() The birth of the Despecialized Editionīack in 1997, Star Wars was re-released on the big screen for its 20th anniversary. The only problem is getting and watching the movie is a crime. I, for one, greatly enjoyed seeing that film except without the compromises in image quality and screen size that were necessitated by the home video technology that was available when I was a kid. The key thing is that many of us remember a somewhat different film fondly. Rehashing the pros and cons of the changes George Lucas made to the film is, at this point, senseless. And when I say Star Wars I mean Star Wars, as in the title that appears on the screen is Star Wars, with no reference to "Episode IV" or "a New Hope," and not the 1997 special-edition recut full of random added CGI. ![]() It was Star Wars - the 1977 science fiction classic that we remember from VHS tapes in the late 1980s and early '90s and that older folks might remember from the big screen in the early '80s - except we watched it at Blu-ray quality on a high-definition television in the comfort of our own home. A few months ago, my wife and I watched an incredible film. ![]()
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